{"title":"Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-carved game sets — built to be played with and handed down.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chess-set-walnut-hornbeam","title":"Chess Set — Walnut \u0026 Hornbeam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChess Set\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playable game set, carved in the Armenian style in walnut and hornbeam by Armenian carver Edgar Hovhannisyan, in the intricate Armenian carving tradition. Built to be played with and handed down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind work — no two carvings are ever alike. From the Fine Art Carvings collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Boujakly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48379488665770,"sku":"FAC-P3-R55","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/3694\/5322\/files\/IMG_1067_175e5c1a-55c9-499b-a54f-2c4644554ac7.jpg?v=1780733227"},{"product_id":"backgammon-set-walnut-hornbeam","title":"Backgammon Set — Walnut \u0026 Hornbeam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackgammon (Nardi)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a full playing board carved entirely by hand by Armenian master Edgar Hovhannisyan — \u003cstrong\u003e317 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e of work in walnut and hornbeam. Every element except the dice is his alone: the drawings, the design, the idea, and the carving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the first backgammon (Nardi) after 18 years of pause. It took me 317 hours to be done this work. As always, I used walnut and hornbeam. Apart from the dice, everything was made by me: drawings, design, idea and, of course, carving. These are natural wood colors — I never use dyes or oils.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Edgar Hovhannisyan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe closed board measures 64 × 34 × 6 cm (about 25\" × 13½\" × 2½\"). The exterior carries a deep-carved interlaced rosette with a star center; inside, the playing points are carved as spears beneath Edgar's engraved maker's mark. Finished in clear polyurethane varnish, with hand-turned checkers and dice. Watch Edgar carve this board in the video at the end of the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind work — no two carvings are ever alike. From the Fine Art Carvings collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Boujakly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48379489353898,"sku":"FAC-P3-R54","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/3694\/5322\/files\/494924936_1263074939157643_7679136603772583166_n.jpg?v=1780763630"}],"url":"https:\/\/fineartcarvings.com\/collections\/games.oembed","provider":"Fine Art Carvings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}